Hallucinogens and Demons

Hallucinogenic drugs: Doorways to the devil

Since the 1960s,  the popularity of powerful hallucinogenic drugs along with occult and eastern mystical practices has grown dramatically across the world, and particularly in the west. 

And there's also been a significant increase in crime, moral decadence and insanity during that time. That's not a coincidence because there's a common denominator between crime, depravity and insanity, and eastern mysticism, occultism and hallucinogenic drugs.

The obvious reason for the rise in crime and depravity is the world's increasing rejection of God and his transcendent moral laws. But it goes much deeper than that. Over the past 50 years, drug usage has skyrocketed among the population, particularly with the use of hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD, PCP, Peyote, Crystal Meth and "Magic Mushrooms."

What's the relationship between hallucinogens and depravity? It's this: hallucinogens open up a window to the soul to spiritual influence. That spiritual influence comes directly from demonic spirits that attempt to influence a person's worldview. In what way? To persuade a person away from the Judeo-Christian worldview toward a values-free, pantheistic, eastern worldview or into rebellion and self-destructive behavior.

In the Bible, hallucinogenic drugs are referred to as sorcery or "pharmakeia" which is where the word pharmacy comes from. The Bible condemns sorcery in no uncertain terms, and it condemns those who practice it. For example: 

There shall not be found among you . . . anyone who practices divination or tells fortunes or interprets omens, or a sorcerer or a charmer or a medium or a necromancer or one who inquires of the dead, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the LORD. And because of these abominations the LORD your God is driving them out before you. (Deuteronomy 18:10-12) 

Concerning sorcery, the apostle Paul expressively warned the early Christians to stay away from it or risk losing their salvation:

The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. (Galatians 5:19-21)

Hallucinogens compromise a person's consciousness and make it difficult--if not impossible--for them to distinguish between reality and fantasy. That's where demonic spirits can come in and appear in all sorts of disguises from space aliens to religious figures to deceased relatives, parents, siblings and friends.

These spirits will promote a very anti-Christian message that encourages, selfish, nihilistic behavior. And the spirits will also persuade people to get involved in occult activity so they can further gain a foothold in their lives.

What sort of messages are spoken by these evil spirits? Here's one: Sin does not exist...sin is a grand illusion. No one is punished for sins, and you are not guilty. Here's another: God has never judged you or anyone. No, there is no Hell, and there is no devil. And here's one more: There's no such thing as evil. For 2,000 years, we have been called sinful creatures, but we are equal with God and Christ. (The Facts on Spirit Guides, Ankerberg and Weldon)

Perhaps there was no greater authority on the identity of these evil spirits than Emanuel Swedenborg, a famous medium who trafficked in demons for most of his life until he finally realized who they were toward the end of his life. Swedenborg said this:

When spirits begin to speak with a man, he ought to beware that he believes nothing whatever from them; for they say almost anything. Things are fabricated by them, and they lie. They would tell so many lies, and indeed with solemn affirmation that a man would be astonished. If a man listens and believes, they press on, and deceive, and seduce in many ways. Let men beware and therefore not believe them. (Samuel M. Warren, A Compendium of the Theological Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg, 1977) 

Every false religion and spiritual deception comes from demonic spirits, and from Satan who's there authority. False religions and spiritual deception serve one specific purpose; to prevent a person's salvation by either perverting or denying the gospel message of Jesus Christ.

And what is that message? It's this:  

If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. As Scripture says, "Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame." For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." (Romans 10:9-13)  

 That's a message that the demonic spirits don't want folks to hear. And when people take hallucinogens, or get involved in occult or eastern mystical practices, they hear a very different message. It's a message that will ultimately condemn them to eternal damnation unless they reject it and come to Jesus Christ.